Peshawar: Power Division has made substantial progress in restoring electricity across flood-affected areas. According to Radio Pakistan, out of 49 grids and 487 feeders affected across all companies, 222 feeders have been fully restored and 127 temporarily restored.
Lahore: Provincial Disaster Management Authority Punjab says there is extremely high flood in Ravi River at Head Sidhnai and upstream is 168,000 cusecs. The Director General, PDMA Punjab has said controlled breaching has been carried out at Head Sidhnai to safeguard major urban centers and critical infrastructure. He said that
Lahore: Provincial Disaster Management Authority Punjab reports over 3,300 villages have been affected by severe flooding in Ravi, Sutlej, and Chenab rivers. According to Radio Pakistan, Relief Commissioner Nabeel Javed stated that over 3.36 million people have been impacted, and forty-three lives have been lost due to the floods. He
Islamabad: Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Danyal Chaudhary has expressed government’s commitment to the peace and development of Balochistan. According to Radio Pakistan, Chaudhary addressed an event in Islamabad on Wednesday, where he highlighted the efforts for promotion of solar energy in Balochistan province.
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has imposed an immediate ban on chopping of trees in forests and auctioning timber across the province. The directive aims to curb deforestation and preserve the natural environment. According to Radio Pakistan, the traditional timber auction system has been halted to prevent further
Islamabad: Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, Engineer Amir Muqam, has said the Federal government is providing full support for the relief and rescue operations targeting flood-affected communities. Speaking at a news conference in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been consistently monitoring the situation to
Quetta: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have strongly condemned an explosion in Quetta, which targeted a political gathering of the Balochistan National Party. The President, in a statement, directed the relevant institutions to launch a comprehensive investigation into the incident and ensure that the perpetrators
Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah launched the People’s Information Technology Programme in Karachi today. According to Radio Pakistan, during the ceremony, he expressed pride in the success of PITP-I, highlighting that 13,565 students received world-class IT training, which surpassed the original target.